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To: MoneyPenny who wrote (64324)	6/22/2006 1:37:46 PM
From: shades	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

Mother in law saved the day: (when were you there moneypenny?) sptimes.com “You can get lost in it,’’ Ellis said. “The rooms are enormous, but you don’t have an empty feeling. “Linda’s mother is a decorator in California, and Linda certainly has an enormous talent.’’ Sorry, the house is being sold unfurnished. The roof tiles are imported from France. The floors are center-cut oak that’s hand-carved in a basketweave pattern. The windows are handmade leaded glass. The kitchen has custom copper sinks, hand-carved limestone and steel countertops, and a fireplace, one of seven in the 17,000-square-foot house. Hogan bought the Belleair property, which included an older, Spanish-style house, in 1992 for $2-million. He had the house torn down and spent the next four years building his dream home. The carpenters who made the custom doors, cabinets and other wood fixtures lived on site. While the Pinellas County property appraiser stands to gain a sizeable windfall when the Belleair home is sold (the house was assessed last year at about $6.4-million, and property taxes were $126,207), the Tampa Bay area is losing a home-grown celebrity, at least full-time.